05 Prius Headlights
Has anyone else noticed a problem with the 05 Prius headlights? On low-beams, there is a very distinct horizontal line at the top of the beam pattern; with the high beams the line is at the bottom, though not so distinct. I've driven at night with no problem on the freeway, but recently I was on a rural road at night going through the foothills, and there were numerous small hills and dips in the road. The only light was from my headlights. I found that starting up a hill with the low beams, I could only see what was directly in front of the car below the horitontal line. The upper portion of the hill was pitch black and I was unable to see anything unless I went to hi beams. With the hi beams on I could see the top of the hill, but as I crested it and started down the next dip I could see nothing below the beam pattern unless I switched back to low-beams or until the car started down the hill. With normal sealed-beams, there is enough ambient light to see outside the main pattern, but the Prius headlights are so well defined that I found myself constantly switching beams, or hoping there wasn't a deer at the bottom of the dip. It sounds funny, but it sure didn't feel safe.
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